This presentation explores the concept of a Humanities Visualization Studio for The Ohio State University and its potential role in leveraging “Big Data” to bring new insights and knowledge building in the humanities. Staley offers analysis of the unique approaches humanists might bring to working with large data sets and developing patterns of interpretive insight. He presents the concept of distant reading or macro-level reading as a methodology that is growing in relevance, initiating radical transformation of texts and enabled by emergent technologies. Staley further suggest the important role a Humanities Visualization Studio would have in bringing people together to collaborate, pool resources and move forward in concert.